Re: Re: Monette piece... what do u think?


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Posted by Leland on July 31, 2000 at 00:19:13:

In Reply to: Re: Monette piece... what do u think? posted by Klaus on July 29, 2000 at 18:24:59:

I don't have any hard numbers on Monette tuba mpc backbores, but the one I got to spend a day with looked like it had the weirdest backbore I've ever seen on a tuba mouthpiece.

The throat was, I swear, cylindrical for over 1/4 of an inch -- maybe up to a half inch. Then, the backbore opened up, but not very much, leaving the end of the shank with a wall thickness of 1/16th of an inch, or maybe even thicker. Sorry that I'm not very scientific with my assessment.

I've never seen anything like it before for tuba. Did I like playing with it? Sure, it's fine. I wouldn't spend that much money on one, though. For that much cash, I'd want my new mouthpiece to come with a girlfriend.


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